The English alphabet
Tap any letter to hear how it is named when spelling words aloud in English.
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A
- apple
- cat
- sofa
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B
- bus
- table
- web
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C
- cup
- face
- music
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D
- dog
- radio
- bed
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E
- egg
- pen
- tree
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F
- fish
- coffee
- leaf
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G
- girl
- sugar
- dog
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H
- hat
- behind
- fish
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I
- ink
- pig
- taxi
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J
- jam
- major
- banjo
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K
- key
- lake
- book
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L
- lamp
- hello
- ball
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M
- man
- camel
- arm
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N
- nose
- hand
- pen
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O
- ox
- dog
- radio
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P
- pen
- apple
- cup
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Q
- queen
- equal
- Iraq
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R
- red
- tiger
- car
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S
- sun
- desk
- bus
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T
- top
- water
- cat
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U
- up
- sun
- menu
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V
- van
- river
- love
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W
- web
- power
- cow
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X
- xenon
- taxi
- fox
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Y
- yes
- city
- boy
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Z
- zoo
- pizza
- jazz
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Vowels Overview
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Short Vowels - /ɪ/
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Short Vowels - /ʊ/
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Short Vowels - /e/
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Short Vowels - /ə/
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Short Vowels - /ʌ/
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Short Vowels - /æ/
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Short Vowels - /ɒ/
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Long Vowels - /iː/
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Long Vowels - /uː/
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Long Vowels - /ɜː/
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Long Vowels - /ɔː/
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Long Vowels - /ɑː/
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Diphthongs - /aɪ/
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Diphthongs - /aʊ/
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Diphthongs - /ɔɪ/
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Diphthongs - /eɪ/
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Diphthongs - /əʊ/
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Diphthongs - /ɪə/
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Diphthongs - /eə/
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Diphthongs - /ʊə/
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Consonants Overview
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Plosives - /p/
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Plosives - /b/
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Plosives - /t/
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Plosives - /d/
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Plosives - /k/
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Plosives - /ɡ/
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Fricatives - /f/
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Fricatives - /v/
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Fricatives - /θ/
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Fricatives - /ð/
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Fricatives - /s/
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Fricatives - /z/
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Fricatives - /ʃ/
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Fricatives - /ʒ/
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Fricatives - /h/
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Nasals - /m/
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Nasals - /n/
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Nasals - /ŋ/
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Approximants - /w/
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Approximants - /ɹ/
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Approximants - /j/
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Approximants - /l/
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Affricates - /tʃ/
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Affricates - /dʒ/
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